Officials know their vegetables
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Young officials from Jiading Agriculture Committee have been planting vegetables to gain an insight into the difficulties faced by local farmers.
They planted eggplants, peppers, cucumbers and other vegetables in a 20-square-meter test field next to the Jiading District Agricultural Technology Service Center.
“Compared to regular vegetables, I usually prefer unusual varieties,” Shi Zixue said. He planted ghost pepper, one of the hottest peppers in the world.
Shi said he was cheated at least five times into buying defective seeds. “High-quality seeds are the lifeline of farmers,” Shi said. “We must never be lenient toward the traders who sell fake seeds.”
“Though hard, we take it as a rest after office work,” Li Ling said.
A number of the officials have become skilled planters through working in the field.
“The planting in the test field enabled me to learn vegetable growing skills, and more importantly, I am closer to my colleagues because we share the same topics,” said Jin Chenjie, who won top prize in a vegetable planting competition earlier this year.
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